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When I think about having friends over for a Super Bowl party, one word comes to mind: pizza. The biggest football event of the year doesn’t seem complete unless pizza is on the menu.
Homemade pizza dough is actually pretty simple to make…with the main ingredients being flour and—you guessed it—water. But you don’t want to use just any water. Purified water will help ensure that the taste of the dough is free from minerals and true to its flavor. Plus, water that it too hard can lead to stiffer dough whereas very soft water can create a slow-rising, weaker dough. Purified water ensures that the dough turns out as intended.
Of course, water temperature and the amount used can play key roles in the quality of the dough, as well as the temperature and humidity in your kitchen as it will effect the proofing and “rise” of your dough. It may take a few experiments to get the dough consistency you’re looking for… or as you search for alternate crust styles. But it’s worth it in the end as there is nothing really like working with the supple texture of the dough as you knead it and work it with your fingers.
The only other advice I’ll give is to be careful: once you start making your own pizza dough, you won’t want to eat any other kind ever again.
Superbowl Sunday Pizza Dough
Ingredients: |
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Kinetico Reverse Osmosis Water (110°F to 115°F) | 2/3 cup |
Sugar | 1 tsp. |
Fast Rise Yeast or Active Dry Yeast | 1/8 oz. package |
Bread Flour | 1 3/4 cups |
Salt | 1/2 tsp. |
Cornmeal (optional) | 1 TBSP |
Directions:
- Combine water and sugar in small bowl; stir to dissolve sugar.
- Sprinkle yeast on top; stir to combine.
- Let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until foamy.
- Combine flour and salt in medium bowl.
- Stir in yeast mixture.
- Mix until mixture forms soft dough.
- Remove dough to lightly floured surface.
- Knead 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic, adding additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed.
- Place dough in medium bowl coated with nonstick cooking spray.
- Turn dough in bowl so top is coated with cooking spray; cover with towel or plastic wrap.
- Let rise in warm place 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
- Punch dough down; place on lightly floured surface and knead about 2 minutes or until smooth.
- Pat dough into flat disc about 7 inches in diameter.
- Let rest 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pat and gently stretch dough from edges until dough seems to not stretch anymore.
- Let rest 2 to 3 minutes.
- Continue patting and stretching until dough is 12 to 14 inches in diameter.
You’re ready to assemble your pizza now and feel free to improvise with your toppings, but I tend to go with the straight up Marinara and Mozzarella style. You can use a pizza pan to bake on, but I prefer using a pizza stone that’s already in the preheated 500 degree oven and using a pizza peel, slide the pie onto the stone and bake till it starts to blister on the crust and the cheese is fully melted and starts to bubble. Eat right away! Enjoy.
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